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it's very difficult i think for romney right now to carve out that separation when we look at it. republicans and the administration line up a lot more than they fall apart. >> and here is the president again keeping on the aggression, he did an interview with rolling stone, to get the young voters, he made clear that romney will have nowhere to hide from his primary positions. let me go to mark, you're the expert. it looks like, somebody said to me, it looked like it was a search today. they will make an effort from now to election day to spend time reminding voters of what romney has been saying before you get into this general election mode. >> right now, chris, they're just picking off the top of the pile, there's tons more quotes. i predict it will be quotes they have never seen. for governor romney on this issue of flip-flopping, the attacks are themeless. george bush had a frame on bill clinton's policies. bill clinton had a frame on george bush 41 that was effective. it added up to a different world view that would be compelling to the american people. the romney criticism
it's very difficult i think for romney right now to carve out that separation when we look at it. republicans and the administration line up a lot more than they fall apart. >> and here is the president again keeping on the aggression, he did an interview with rolling stone, to get the young voters, he made clear that romney will have nowhere to hide from his primary positions. let me go to mark, you're the expert. it looks like, somebody said to me, it looked like it was a search today....
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so it's very difficult, i think, for romney right now to kind of carve out that separation. when we look at it tactilely, the republicans in the administration line up a lot more than they fall apart. >> here's the president again keeping on the aggression. he did an interview with rolling stone probably in an attempt to get the young voters. he said obama will have nowhere to hide from thoer voters. when you're running for president, people are paying attention to what you're saying. one of our producers said they're really going to make an effort from now to election day to spend time reminding voters what romney was saying before he got into this general election mode. >> right now they're just picking off the top of the pile. in chicago, there is tons more opposition research, tons more quotes. i predict they'll have quotes governor romney has never seen. the problem for governor romney on the foreign policy front and on this issue of flip-flopping, these attacks right now are seamless footing. george bush hadç a claim that s effective. it added up to a different world
so it's very difficult, i think, for romney right now to kind of carve out that separation. when we look at it tactilely, the republicans in the administration line up a lot more than they fall apart. >> here's the president again keeping on the aggression. he did an interview with rolling stone probably in an attempt to get the young voters. he said obama will have nowhere to hide from thoer voters. when you're running for president, people are paying attention to what you're saying. one...
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when is mitt romney going to tell us what he really thinks, really beliefs, thinks voters have a right to know about what he does if he gets into the white house? will he let people languish in the emergency room, all 40 million of the uninsured, which is his official position, or is he going to do something nice for those people? will he push the right wing agenda on abortion rights, dumping planned parenthood funding, picking right wing judges for the supreme court or do what he said yesterday, nothing, nothing at all. have you nothing to fear. nothing at all, he said. i don't think romney wants anybody to know what his plans are. he wants to keep the middle calmly believing he doesn't intend to do any of that mean stuff he promises to do when he sits down with the right wing folks on whom he said is hard. joining me is michele richards now volunteering for the obama campaign, and david jones from mother corn author of "47% ". >> the latest gallup tracking poll shows obama leading romney 50/45, but among likely voters they're tied 48%. net two-point game for obama since yesterday. if
when is mitt romney going to tell us what he really thinks, really beliefs, thinks voters have a right to know about what he does if he gets into the white house? will he let people languish in the emergency room, all 40 million of the uninsured, which is his official position, or is he going to do something nice for those people? will he push the right wing agenda on abortion rights, dumping planned parenthood funding, picking right wing judges for the supreme court or do what he said...
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romney, right now, between his on the record policy position and what he told that paper in iowa, right now mitt romney is standing both for it and against it. and at this point, in a presidential campaign, that is not tenable, not for long. also, second point, while trying to get away with this idea that he's not in favor of legislation to restrict abortion rights, despite his record to the contrary, it should be noted that mitt romney picked as his vice presidential nominee an anti-abortion absolutist named paul ryan, a man who has co-sponsored 38 anti-abortion measures in congress. who today outside an ice cream shop in florida said there is zero daylight between his and mitt romney's ideas on this subject. what paul ryan believes on abortion mitt romney believes to. right down to redefining rape in co-sponsorship with todd akin? is that included? mr. romney said today under duress that the romney/ryan position is the romney/ryan position, there's no difference between them. and he said you'll hear more about it at the vice presidential debate tomorrow. i bet you will. joining us now
romney, right now, between his on the record policy position and what he told that paper in iowa, right now mitt romney is standing both for it and against it. and at this point, in a presidential campaign, that is not tenable, not for long. also, second point, while trying to get away with this idea that he's not in favor of legislation to restrict abortion rights, despite his record to the contrary, it should be noted that mitt romney picked as his vice presidential nominee an anti-abortion...
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>> it's a right thing to do. if the proof is presented to them vividly, they are going to go after it. mitt romney got away with it and then ran from his own policies. he thinks he can get away with it in this campaign. i think what has to be done to the obama campaign, the press as well, this guy has to be made accountable for his own record and his own position on issues. i went on his website and he needs to be held accountable for his policies, his record, his statements. i think if he is, voters are going to get disgusted because the one thing they hate more than anything else is a phony. >> now, can biden bring that shot home and hit the bull's eye? >> i think he can. i think if there's one thing that some of us really love about joe biden is he is really plain spoken. he can deliver the hard truths to paul ryan and i think in some ways it is going to be perfectly set up for biden to do this kind of delivery. paul ryan, bless his heart, has a harder time lying than mitt romney does. he actually believes in
>> it's a right thing to do. if the proof is presented to them vividly, they are going to go after it. mitt romney got away with it and then ran from his own policies. he thinks he can get away with it in this campaign. i think what has to be done to the obama campaign, the press as well, this guy has to be made accountable for his own record and his own position on issues. i went on his website and he needs to be held accountable for his policies, his record, his statements. i think if...
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joy, this is a bad place for romney to go. >> this was the one bone to romney threw to the far right. they have this obsession with
joy, this is a bad place for romney to go. >> this was the one bone to romney threw to the far right. they have this obsession with
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you can just feel christie dying to call romney an idiot, right there. but he was trying to impress the brookings crowd about just how nuanced he is. now, i officially took chris christie off mitt romney's potential vp list weeks ago. i'm sure that came as a big blow to him at the time, but now he seems to know that he really doesn't have a chance at the vice presidential nomination, and he made that as clear as he possibly could to the brookings crowd by taking a position on the war on drugs that puts him in complete agreement with another famous son of new jersey, bill maher. >> the war on drugs, while well intentioned, has been a failure. and that we're warehousing addicted people every day in state prisons in new jersey, giving them no treatment, sending them back out on to the street after their term of incarceration, and wondering why recidivism rates go up, and why they don't get better, why they commit crimes again. well, they commit crimes to support their addiction. for some people, they can try it and walk away from it. but for others, the fir
you can just feel christie dying to call romney an idiot, right there. but he was trying to impress the brookings crowd about just how nuanced he is. now, i officially took chris christie off mitt romney's potential vp list weeks ago. i'm sure that came as a big blow to him at the time, but now he seems to know that he really doesn't have a chance at the vice presidential nomination, and he made that as clear as he possibly could to the brookings crowd by taking a position on the war on drugs...
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even. >> if i'm mitt romney right now -- >> but the polls are even. your premise is wrong. >> my premise is right. if you look at the battle ground states if you look how close the two of them are compared to where they were a few months ago. the fact barack obama spent er $100 million to bring him down, he's essentially even. my point is i'm going to try to make here to you is a very simple one. the ryan folks, the guys pushing paul ryan say romney's got to shore himself up on the right, they don't trust him, they don't believe he's their guy. i don't buy that. i think you could pick a guy like rob portman that the conservatives would like and still get all the bounce you need of getting a credible candidate who could take over on day one -- >> then why are they making all this noise? >> they're making the noise. let me finish the point. they're making the noise because they want romney to hear them. they want romney to say we are the republican right-wing establishment, we want to make sure -- >> to what effect? >> to the effect they want to try to
even. >> if i'm mitt romney right now -- >> but the polls are even. your premise is wrong. >> my premise is right. if you look at the battle ground states if you look how close the two of them are compared to where they were a few months ago. the fact barack obama spent er $100 million to bring him down, he's essentially even. my point is i'm going to try to make here to you is a very simple one. the ryan folks, the guys pushing paul ryan say romney's got to shore himself up...
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next, the president on the road again, as mitt romney campaigns right now with an aircraft carrier in the background. so who has the upper hand today? stay with us. i gave birth to my daughter on may 18th, five days later, i had a massive heart attack. bayer aspirin was the first thing the emts gave me. now, i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. [ woman ] learn from my story. that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they help save you up to thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call today to request a free decision guide. with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a specialist. join the millions who have already enrolled in the only medicare supp
next, the president on the road again, as mitt romney campaigns right now with an aircraft carrier in the background. so who has the upper hand today? stay with us. i gave birth to my daughter on may 18th, five days later, i had a massive heart attack. bayer aspirin was the first thing the emts gave me. now, i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. [ woman ] learn from my story. that's a good thing, but it doesn't...
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if you think about how ryan compliments romney, i think luke is exactly right. this is a natural campaigner. he's a very easy politician, paul ryan is. can he go out there and energize the republican crowd? yes, he can do that. can he do it in a working class section of the country, justlike joe biden is doing for president obama? yes, he can do that. he can also be a big fund-raiser because he can energize conservatives, especially with the fiscal message he's got, and can he take the fight to president obama? he can do that. so if you think about all those areas, including the convention where, paul ryan is going to have such a big role, he really can perform very, very well. that's on one side of the ledger and the other side is that he's just going to be a huge target on medicare. >> all right, david, stick around. we'll take a short break. but just to recap, sources tell msnbc news that mitt romney's vice presidential pick will be congressman paul davis ryan, 42 years old, of wisconsin. the announcement will take place at 9:00 a.m. later this morning. we'll
if you think about how ryan compliments romney, i think luke is exactly right. this is a natural campaigner. he's a very easy politician, paul ryan is. can he go out there and energize the republican crowd? yes, he can do that. can he do it in a working class section of the country, justlike joe biden is doing for president obama? yes, he can do that. he can also be a big fund-raiser because he can energize conservatives, especially with the fiscal message he's got, and can he take the fight to...
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that is right. mitt romney wants to fire big bird. capella university understands businesses are trying to come back from rough economic times. employees are being forced to do more with less. and the need for capable leaders is greater than ever. when you see these problems do you take a step back, or do you want to dive right in? with a degree in business from capella university, you'll have the knowledge to go further in your career than you ever thought possible. let's get started at capella.edu >>> john mccain has been dead wrong on the fundamental issues relating to the conduct of the war. barack obama has been right. they are the facts. >> in the spotlight tonight the next debate. at this exact moment one week from now vice president joe biden and paul ryan will be hugging their families on a stage where they will have completed their debate. >> what i have been doing mostly is studying up on congressman ryans positions on the issues. and governor romney has embraced everything i can see. i don't want to say anything in the deb
that is right. mitt romney wants to fire big bird. capella university understands businesses are trying to come back from rough economic times. employees are being forced to do more with less. and the need for capable leaders is greater than ever. when you see these problems do you take a step back, or do you want to dive right in? with a degree in business from capella university, you'll have the knowledge to go further in your career than you ever thought possible. let's get started at...
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can you imagine what it's like for romney right now? the hatred he's getting from the president's family, if nothing else? >> he's being exposed to all sorts of hatred and vitriol. i saw there's a negative hit attack ad on romney already coming out against him. this is what i think people hate about politics. this kind of take no prisoners, be with me or be, you know, out of my sight that people just really hate. here's mitt romney, who was the head of the republican party only in 2012, who's already been disinvited from cpac meetings. it's a recipe for a smaller and smaller party, i think. >> in an interview with chris wallace on fox news today, senator romney recognized the significance of his decision today. here he is. >> you talk about the consequences. you realize this is war? donald trump will never forgive you for this? >> there's a hymn in my church, which is do what is right, let the consequence follow. i know in my heart that i'm doing what's right. i understand there's going to be enormous consequence. and i don't have a cho
can you imagine what it's like for romney right now? the hatred he's getting from the president's family, if nothing else? >> he's being exposed to all sorts of hatred and vitriol. i saw there's a negative hit attack ad on romney already coming out against him. this is what i think people hate about politics. this kind of take no prisoners, be with me or be, you know, out of my sight that people just really hate. here's mitt romney, who was the head of the republican party only in 2012,...
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although romney is behind right now in wisconsin. that could be overtaken. you could have an energetic republican party. with all those who geared up for this referendum will be front and center to pull romney through in wisconsin, but you're right, the battleground is clearly through the midwest. you have economic factors to talk about. it's not just what we've imagined living with. now you have the drought, an area being hit by an act of god, by nature. it's having real effects with corn and with other crops too. corn is in every aspect of the economy. so you'll have farmers who are really hurting and that is something that makes the midwest even that more volatile for both sides. >> david, we talked about the geographical, now we have the demographic and the issue of seniors, and the issue of medicare and that brings us to florida and the third stop, i think, frankly the most important stop of this roll-out. now when we look at it. tomorrow is always important, the first roll-out, but the message when they hit the state of florida the first time, that's a
although romney is behind right now in wisconsin. that could be overtaken. you could have an energetic republican party. with all those who geared up for this referendum will be front and center to pull romney through in wisconsin, but you're right, the battleground is clearly through the midwest. you have economic factors to talk about. it's not just what we've imagined living with. now you have the drought, an area being hit by an act of god, by nature. it's having real effects with corn and...
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now, would there come a point when mitt romney would actually challenge the right wing -- the far right wing of the party? there has not been a moment like that, not even remotely in this campaign. if you can remember one -- >> shannon, let's be open-minded. could it be mitt romney has become a real conservative. all these months -- he went to the right on immigration, on taxes, on every issue i think, even the hawkish issues. it seems he decided to go into this campaign and never be outhawked again or outrighted again. is he that guy he painted himself as being this last year or so? >> it's a question that just can't be answered. the fact is this guy has no core. this guy will say whatever he needs to say to meet whatever is -- >> would you say that to his face? >> i would say -- never mind what i would say to his face. the fact is 32 points, mitt romney right now according to a suffolk university poll is losing the state where he made lots of promises but governed in a very erratic fashion. he didn't keep his promises to the people of massachusetts. the people of massachusetts at this
now, would there come a point when mitt romney would actually challenge the right wing -- the far right wing of the party? there has not been a moment like that, not even remotely in this campaign. if you can remember one -- >> shannon, let's be open-minded. could it be mitt romney has become a real conservative. all these months -- he went to the right on immigration, on taxes, on every issue i think, even the hawkish issues. it seems he decided to go into this campaign and never be...
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if you think about how ryan complements romney, i think luke's exactly right. he's a natural campaigner, a very easy politician, paul ryan is. can he go out there and energize the republican crowd? yes, he can do that. can he do it in working-class sections of the country just like joe biden's doing for president obama? yes, he can do that. he can be a huge fund-raiser because he'll energize conservatives with the fiscal message he's got. if you think about all those areas, including the convention where paul ryan will have such a big role, he really can perform very, very well. that's on the one side of the ledger and the other side is that he's going to be a huge target on medicare. >> all right, david, stick around. we'll take a short break. but just to recap, sources tell nbc news that mitt romney's vice presidential pick will be congressman paul ryan of wisconsin. the announcement will take place at 9 -- well, later this morning. we'll be carrying that live here on msnbc and all of nbc. we'll be right back. on a desolay in your jeep grand cherokee. and whe
if you think about how ryan complements romney, i think luke's exactly right. he's a natural campaigner, a very easy politician, paul ryan is. can he go out there and energize the republican crowd? yes, he can do that. can he do it in working-class sections of the country just like joe biden's doing for president obama? yes, he can do that. he can be a huge fund-raiser because he'll energize conservatives with the fiscal message he's got. if you think about all those areas, including the...
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. >> well, is mitt romney right here by not releasing donald trump's tax returns, does that disqualify him? >> no, not at all. it's unusual and unorthodox. every presidential candidate in memory has done that. hillary clinton points out she's put out a tax return every year since 1977. but donald trump has set his own rules. i think that he's not doing to hurt himself with his own voters. that said i'm not sure that trump is -- you know, going to be able to win the election in november and, you know, i think -- i don't think anybody will vote on that issue. i think the people will vote against him will vote against him on other issues. >> well, i want to ask you this. if the irs says there's no problem in releasing the tax returns, what is keeping trump from releasing it? >> i don't think he wants people know how much money he has. >> he's been touting being a billionaire. it doesn't seem like he's ashamed of it. >> i don't think it's the high number, he may not have as much income as he suggested he does. if you see his tax return you'd get a picture of that. >> well, do you think the
. >> well, is mitt romney right here by not releasing donald trump's tax returns, does that disqualify him? >> no, not at all. it's unusual and unorthodox. every presidential candidate in memory has done that. hillary clinton points out she's put out a tax return every year since 1977. but donald trump has set his own rules. i think that he's not doing to hurt himself with his own voters. that said i'm not sure that trump is -- you know, going to be able to win the election in...
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that's what it looks like right now for mitt romney. throughout this entire process he has been an adversary to labor, an adversary to wage earners, an adversary to anybody covered in obama care. there are more people realizing every day that mitt romney has never had a plan, he's never had a vision and the only thing he's had in his back pocket is the wealthiest americans. he's not going to get it done. and if he does, it will be a miracle. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonight's question: does mitt romney's campaign need a turn around? text a for yes, text b for now to 622639. you can go to our web site and leave a comment. coming up, we're starting to see the impact mitt romney's mistakes are having on the polls. find out why it might be just too late for him to turn this whole thing around when we come back. ♪ [ male announcer ] every car we build must make adrenaline pump and pulses quicken. ♪ to help you not just to stay alive... but feel alive. the new c class is no exception. it's a mercedes-benz t
that's what it looks like right now for mitt romney. throughout this entire process he has been an adversary to labor, an adversary to wage earners, an adversary to anybody covered in obama care. there are more people realizing every day that mitt romney has never had a plan, he's never had a vision and the only thing he's had in his back pocket is the wealthiest americans. he's not going to get it done. and if he does, it will be a miracle. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you...
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the only republican clapping, mitt romney, right? and so there were so many times when we talked about things. >> the republican most likely to potentially endorse joe biden? >> right. >> and also one of the very few republicans who believe what we're suppose to be doing in this country, this larger democracy. so i thought that was really good. and i also, when he said you don't want the money for your districts? >> we will take it on back. >> that was amazing. and looking at mike johnson, he couldn't clap like the lead pipes, right? kicking the lead out of the water for children. >> he couldn't clap for every third grader in america reading and expand tutoring. i'm pretty sure everyone could give that a round of applause. >> it really showed the place that trump has put the republican party, and i thought that was really interesting. >> maya, i know ahead of the speech, you really wanted the president to urge people to understand how important it is to protect democracy, and there he was in the room, standing before congress where t
the only republican clapping, mitt romney, right? and so there were so many times when we talked about things. >> the republican most likely to potentially endorse joe biden? >> right. >> and also one of the very few republicans who believe what we're suppose to be doing in this country, this larger democracy. so i thought that was really good. and i also, when he said you don't want the money for your districts? >> we will take it on back. >> that was amazing. and...
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that's what it looks like right now for mitt romney. throughout this entire process he has been an adversary to labor, an adversary to wage earners, an adversary to anybody covered in obama care. there are more people realizing every day that mitt romney has never had a plan, he's never had a vision and the only thing he's had in his back pocket is the wealthiest americans. he's not going to get it done. and if he does, it will be a miracle. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonight's question: does mitt romney's campaign need a turn around? text a for yes, text b for now to 622639. you can go to our blog and leave a comment. coming up, we're starting to see the impact mitt romney's mistakes are having on the polls. find out why it might be just too late for him to turn this whole thing around when we come back. [ male announcer ] what if you had thermal night-vision goggles, like in a special ops mission? you'd spot movement, gather intelligence with minimal collateral damage. but rather than neutralizing enemies
that's what it looks like right now for mitt romney. throughout this entire process he has been an adversary to labor, an adversary to wage earners, an adversary to anybody covered in obama care. there are more people realizing every day that mitt romney has never had a plan, he's never had a vision and the only thing he's had in his back pocket is the wealthiest americans. he's not going to get it done. and if he does, it will be a miracle. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you...
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romney adviser kevin madden and the president of the human rights campaign. plus, as european leaders are voting themselves out, the night since the financial meltdown, look at france. lee gallagher will be joining us on that. see new 15 minutes. can befriendt may seem like the stuff of fairy tales. but if you take away the faces on the trees... take away the pixie dust. take away the singing animals, and the storybook narrator... [ man ] you're left with more electric trucks. more recycled...
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over at fox romney's right arm. and there's a lot of other republicans who are also drawing the wrong lessons from romney's defeat. they say he lost because he was not conservative enough. not conservative enough? really? well, have no fear, republicans, there's plenty of far right to go around. former gop presidential candidate ron paul has decided that, quote, secession is a deeply american principle. nothing treasonous or unpatriotic about it. folks, this party might talk a big game about moving to the center, but they're still headed right off the cliff. joining me now is krystal ball, jonathan capehart, writer for "the washington post" and an msnbc contributor. thanks for coming on the show. >> thanks for having us. >> gop consultant mike murphy tweeted something interesting today. he said, quote, one sad possibility, mitt was our hubert h. humphrey, 1968 equivalent. next up? our mcgovern of 1972. yes, it could get even worse before it gets better. the point murphy is making is that democrats ignored their loss
over at fox romney's right arm. and there's a lot of other republicans who are also drawing the wrong lessons from romney's defeat. they say he lost because he was not conservative enough. not conservative enough? really? well, have no fear, republicans, there's plenty of far right to go around. former gop presidential candidate ron paul has decided that, quote, secession is a deeply american principle. nothing treasonous or unpatriotic about it. folks, this party might talk a big game about...
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. >> that's right. >> with governor romney. appreciate your time, as always. >> always a pleasure. >> all right, my friend. >> thank you. >> jose diaz-balart. >> what does mitt wear to bed? >> really? really? >> i didn't write the question, man. >> mitt and ann romney unplugged. their answers to everything from bedtime attire to snooki versus honey boo boo. >>> and too legit? the new viral mash of president obama. ♪ >> you didn't build that. you didn't build that. oh, oh, oh, oh. ♪ free-credit-score-dot-com up in it ♪ haters best get to bloggin' ♪ so hot right now d esigthneatr ♪ our ♪ sunglasses be foggin' ♪ this crowd is classic ♪ so we play 'em like rachmaninoff ♪ ♪ just hooked 'em up with score alerts ♪ ♪now we're about to set it off ♪set it off like a score alert ♪ beep beep what? ♪if you set your phone to vibrate ♪ ♪ then it might alert your button flies all the ♪ ♪ girls and the guys wanna keep that credit score ♪ ♪ high like a private jet free-credit-score-dot-com ♪ ♪ don't
. >> that's right. >> with governor romney. appreciate your time, as always. >> always a pleasure. >> all right, my friend. >> thank you. >> jose diaz-balart. >> what does mitt wear to bed? >> really? really? >> i didn't write the question, man. >> mitt and ann romney unplugged. their answers to everything from bedtime attire to snooki versus honey boo boo. >>> and too legit? the new viral mash of president obama. ♪ >>...
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lots of policy disagreements given romney is a rare republican voice in congress right now who is not afraid to say what he thinks out loud, not just behind closed, doors he talks about passing the torch. who doesn't want to pass the torch to? >> that was one of the other genuine question marks that came out. i think he is very cognizant of the fact that his age and his station in life right now there are some limitations that come with that. this idea that the people, it's an accurate assessment, someone has to step up in the new generation to take the country in the right direction and give a voice to some of the threats outside the party and voice the challenges that the country faces. when you look at the question that he asked republicans, who is the next generation? who is the next mitt romney? you know, when you look behind, so you see some of the people that are ascended in the party. there is younger voices like the back ramaswamy. that's not a rip mitt romney wing of the party. there are probably more vexed out there right now than there are mitt romney's i think this is a g
lots of policy disagreements given romney is a rare republican voice in congress right now who is not afraid to say what he thinks out loud, not just behind closed, doors he talks about passing the torch. who doesn't want to pass the torch to? >> that was one of the other genuine question marks that came out. i think he is very cognizant of the fact that his age and his station in life right now there are some limitations that come with that. this idea that the people, it's an accurate...
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it may not be mitt romney's platform. >> right. but look, you asked me about paul ryan. >> i did. >> you know, paul ryan is doing the best he can to get through the questioning and ge an answer that would at least get the press folks on that plane off his back. but as with his medicare -- medicare plan and his plans for medicare, two ryan budgets, his -- supportings things like hr 3 and personhood amendment, personhood bills, he's going to -- going to be asked those questions and will be held accountable for those votes and for those positions by the press because, well, unlike mitt romney who has been all over the place on a whole lot of issues, paul ryan has a record as a congressman very clear lines of what he believes in and what he is for and against. what he won't support. and so that gives us a -- clue into if we don't quite know where mitt romney is going to go, let's look at paul ryan's cash paul ryan's background legislative background to see where mitt romney might go. >> indeed. >> who is at the top of the ticket? how m
it may not be mitt romney's platform. >> right. but look, you asked me about paul ryan. >> i did. >> you know, paul ryan is doing the best he can to get through the questioning and ge an answer that would at least get the press folks on that plane off his back. but as with his medicare -- medicare plan and his plans for medicare, two ryan budgets, his -- supportings things like hr 3 and personhood amendment, personhood bills, he's going to -- going to be asked those questions...
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romney is with the right and it gives his campaign the spring of enthusiasm and i believe a spine of conviction. this election will no longer be about president obama. mitt romney has lashed himself to ryan's budget and his candidacy may live or die based on whether romney can defend it. joining me now is the moderator of nbc's "meet the press" david gregory and nbc's political director, chuck todd, also a white house correspondent. let's start with david. we have been watching this all day and thinking about it. in the early returns, does it look to be a smart move picking ryan for vp? >> on your final point, which i think is important, the spine of conviction in this campaign, i do think it's a smart choice on this first day of this rollout. what is mitt romney achieved just today? it's a very attractive picture of romney and ryan, you know, it falls easily off the tongue. ryan has a terrific looking family. he'll be an energetic campaigner. he can raise money. he can make romney more enthusiastic as i thought he was throughout virginia today. and he can be, not only a strong surro
romney is with the right and it gives his campaign the spring of enthusiasm and i believe a spine of conviction. this election will no longer be about president obama. mitt romney has lashed himself to ryan's budget and his candidacy may live or die based on whether romney can defend it. joining me now is the moderator of nbc's "meet the press" david gregory and nbc's political director, chuck todd, also a white house correspondent. let's start with david. we have been watching this...
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what's the position of the romney/ryan ticket on abortion rights? it seems to me that congressman ryan was very passionate tonight saying if he has the chance he'll get rid of abortion in this country. he made it pretty clear he's a pro lifer, and that means something to him. it's not just a term of art. he wants to get rid of abortion. joe biden said although he's against it in his church, he accepts his church's teaching authority morally. where are you on that issue? are you with biden or ryan? >> i think that paul ryan layed out where he was tonight as we discussed earlier today. paul said he is pro life. indeed he is. >> what does that mean to you? >> he said the -- well, i'm trying to explain. he said that the romney/ryan administration would support that we preserve life with the exceptions of rape, incest, and life of the mother. >> what does that mean? you he would outlaw abortion? you got to answer the question. i'm asking you a question. what does it mean to say you're pro life? in effect, should a person out there believe if romney and r
what's the position of the romney/ryan ticket on abortion rights? it seems to me that congressman ryan was very passionate tonight saying if he has the chance he'll get rid of abortion in this country. he made it pretty clear he's a pro lifer, and that means something to him. it's not just a term of art. he wants to get rid of abortion. joe biden said although he's against it in his church, he accepts his church's teaching authority morally. where are you on that issue? are you with biden or...
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right shoulder there, senator marco rubio of florida. you'll see him at the convention in tampa as well. >>> meanwhile, vice president joe biden speaking in north carolina kept the pressure on the new republican ticket. >> congressman ryan has given definition to the vague commitments that romney has been making. there's definition to it now. it's clear, when they talked about their plan -- not just their budget plan, but their plan across the board, they cutted it gutsy. i'm serious. now look, what's gutsy about giving millionaires another tax break? what's gutsy about gutting medicare, medicaid, education? what's gutsy -- they talk about, they talked about what they're proposing is new. folks, this is only not new, it's not fair. it's not fair to the middle class and the working poor. and it will not grow the economy or reduce the deficit. ladies and gentlemen, we've seen this movie before. and we know how it ends. >>> a couple of new polls offer a snapshot of the way americans are reacting to romney's choice of paul ryan as running ma
right shoulder there, senator marco rubio of florida. you'll see him at the convention in tampa as well. >>> meanwhile, vice president joe biden speaking in north carolina kept the pressure on the new republican ticket. >> congressman ryan has given definition to the vague commitments that romney has been making. there's definition to it now. it's clear, when they talked about their plan -- not just their budget plan, but their plan across the board, they cutted it gutsy. i'm...
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right romney has got to sort of make the case that we're not going to rip everything out by the roots. which is of course what some in this space do want to have happen. but i'm going to create a better recovery. a faster recovery. so i think that's what the 8% means, right? it means he's got to be more nuanced in that argument. where the president can sit there and make the same case -- do you really want to start over? >> there's another point that for the wealthy, life has been pretty good over the last several years, the stock market has doubled, ceo pay is way up. the long-term unemployed, and those jobs that were lost under the bush administration, that president obama has restored in manufacturing and the like, the key number for them is, who do i trust. to take my long-term unemployment needs, my middle class families' needs, to the next level. so i think that the combination of people just trusting president obama more, if you're middle class, and that he has delivered on what he said he would in terms of getting us out of this hole -- >> murphy doesn't buy that. >> is a powe
right romney has got to sort of make the case that we're not going to rip everything out by the roots. which is of course what some in this space do want to have happen. but i'm going to create a better recovery. a faster recovery. so i think that's what the 8% means, right? it means he's got to be more nuanced in that argument. where the president can sit there and make the same case -- do you really want to start over? >> there's another point that for the wealthy, life has been pretty...
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i think he's auditioning for looks and who's going to look right. what the hell, bring mitt romney him, he seems presidential and rudy even liked him and kellyanne conway seems to have some power? >> she apparently does. >> look, for a change, lets take a slightly chairable view. i hope he takes his time. this is a man started on zero on foreign policies and does not know anything about diplomacy and the history of our relations with any countries. he does not know anything. >> taiwan has an issue with china? >> exactly. >> when these people who do have some experience, putting rudy giuliani is all right. mitt romney and patraeus and others coming in like huntsman when they say this is my view and i hope he's listening and considering and troo ying to fie out what kind of foreign policy he wants to implement. >> this could be fishy. >> if i had to guess i would say corker or patraeus. he's taking his time and making the audition. he did the same thing for vice president, if you remember. here is what we are thinking about and they're all out there a
i think he's auditioning for looks and who's going to look right. what the hell, bring mitt romney him, he seems presidential and rudy even liked him and kellyanne conway seems to have some power? >> she apparently does. >> look, for a change, lets take a slightly chairable view. i hope he takes his time. this is a man started on zero on foreign policies and does not know anything about diplomacy and the history of our relations with any countries. he does not know anything....
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well, mitt romney is whining about a hate campaign, his buddies are stealing your right to vote. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> the president's campaign is all about division and attack and hatred. >> the romney campaign is raging about chains. and silent about voter suppression. tonight, the reverend al sharpton on the romney campaign to distract and conquer. >>> and the nation's ari berman on the surprise ruling that will help republicans steal the election. >> wonky on you, but we haven't run the numbers on that specific plan. >> the republicans serious guy on budgets has no answers for fox news. robert reich is here tonight to explain paul ryan, the fraud. >>> my plan has already extended medicare by nearly a decade. their plan ends medicare as we know it. >> howard dean on today's smackdown from the president on medicare. >>> and the architects of romney care and obama care say paul ryan is dead wrong when it comes to rationing health care. >> we're saying get rid of the health care law, stop putting this rationing board in charge of current seniors' health car
well, mitt romney is whining about a hate campaign, his buddies are stealing your right to vote. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> the president's campaign is all about division and attack and hatred. >> the romney campaign is raging about chains. and silent about voter suppression. tonight, the reverend al sharpton on the romney campaign to distract and conquer. >>> and the nation's ari berman on the surprise ruling that will help republicans steal the...
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health care, the right wing which never trusted romney exploded with anger and a trio of polls came out showed romney losing ground and fast. whenever the cautious mitt romney made his decision today in norfolk virginia, he went bold, announcing paul ryan of wisconsin as his running mate, the same paul ryan whose budget plan makes massive cuts in the social safety net, leaves defense alone and passes most of the savings to the wealthy. it's a pick that cements romney with the right, it gives his campaign the spring of enthusiasm, it desperately needs, and i believe a spine of conviction. this election will no longer be just about president obama. mitt romney has lashed himself to ryan's budget and his kandzsy may live or die based on whether romney can defend it. joining me is the moderator of nbc's memory david gregory and nbc's political director, chuck todd, he's also white house correspondent. let's start with david. i guess i want a judgment out of you. from the early returns, does it look to be a smart move, picking ryan for vp? >> well, on your final point which i think is import
health care, the right wing which never trusted romney exploded with anger and a trio of polls came out showed romney losing ground and fast. whenever the cautious mitt romney made his decision today in norfolk virginia, he went bold, announcing paul ryan of wisconsin as his running mate, the same paul ryan whose budget plan makes massive cuts in the social safety net, leaves defense alone and passes most of the savings to the wealthy. it's a pick that cements romney with the right, it gives...
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the point is getting romney, the dedicated right-wing man for hire is one thing. but we're reminded again tonight with this character from missouri and his legitimate rape gospel that all is not right in nut co
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mitt romney is the latest to weigh in tweeting directly to the governor that a veto is right. romney joins john mccain and jeff flake in opposition. also this, yelp, delta airlines and intel are joining a hefty list of companies encouraging a veto, but those in support say the bill would protect the right of private businesses to service who they please. >>> sign a security agreement or all u.s. troops are heading home at the end of this year. as jim miklaszewski reports, they are preparing for a possible pullout. >> reporter: martin dempsey was about to land in afghanistan when he got the word. start preparing to pul all u.s. troops out of afghanistan at the end of the year. >> we have o to plan for other options. >> reporter: in a phone call president obama urged the afghan president to sign a bilateral security agreement that would protect any american troops who remain in afghanistan once the war is officially over the at the start of next year. karzai once more refused. the white house press secretary said the president immediately ordered plans for a total u.s. withdrawa
mitt romney is the latest to weigh in tweeting directly to the governor that a veto is right. romney joins john mccain and jeff flake in opposition. also this, yelp, delta airlines and intel are joining a hefty list of companies encouraging a veto, but those in support say the bill would protect the right of private businesses to service who they please. >>> sign a security agreement or all u.s. troops are heading home at the end of this year. as jim miklaszewski reports, they are...
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that state's blue, right? well, can the keystone state be key for the romney campaign? we'll answer that. you're watching msnbc, the place for politics this saturday afternoon. mom's oven-baked tastes straight from the microwave. like oven-roasted chicken in a creamy alfredo sauce. marie callender's new comfort bakes. it's time to savor. you can mix and match all day! [ male announcer ] don't miss red lobster's endless shrimp, just $14.99! try as much as you like, any way you like! like parmesan crusted shrimp. hurry in, offer ends soon! i'm ryan isabell and i see food differently. hut! go! here it comes! right on the numbers! boom! get it! spin! oh, nice hands! chest bump. ugh! good job, man. nice! okay, halftime. now, this is my favorite play. oh! i'm wide open. oh, fumble. fumble. don't want to fumble any of these. [ male announcer ] share what you love, with who you love. kellogg's frosted flakes. it's up... and it's good! good?! they're grrreat! >>> welcome back. here's a look at some of the top stories making news right now. a judge saying george zimmerman's lawye
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the romney folks are right when they say that romney is going to be running on the romney plan. at the end of the day, it's about these two guys at the top. >> kasie, thank you so much. perry, thank you. >>> take a look at this. an estimated 11,000 people cramming chicago's navy pier yesterday in neat lines, as you can see there, for help to apply to the new program that allows eligible undocumented immigrants to temporarily avoid deportation. >>> meanwhile, in arizona, governor january brewer hsays she's just clarifying state law which denies taxpayer funded benefits and state i.d.s to undocumented immigrants. at purina one, we believe small things can make a big difference. like how a little oil from here can be such a big thing in an old friend's life. we discovered that by blending enhanced botanical oils into our food, we can help brighten an old dog's mind so he's up to his old tricks. it's just one way purina one is making the world a better pla... one pet at a time. discover vibrant maturity and more at purinaone.com. experience thehas your ticket pressure-relieving comf
the romney folks are right when they say that romney is going to be running on the romney plan. at the end of the day, it's about these two guys at the top. >> kasie, thank you so much. perry, thank you. >>> take a look at this. an estimated 11,000 people cramming chicago's navy pier yesterday in neat lines, as you can see there, for help to apply to the new program that allows eligible undocumented immigrants to temporarily avoid deportation. >>> meanwhile, in arizona,...
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and that's mitt romney right now. back to you. >> yeah, the numbers last time around 2008, employees of goldman sachs gave more than a million dollars to mr. obama. this time around, $136,000. jeff cutmore in london, thanks so much. still ahead, ichiro doing some acrobatics, dancing around the catcher to score last night in a play-off game the orioles had to have. highlights from that one-run game ahead in sports. plus, jon stewart tackles the conspiracy theory surrounding friday's employment numbers. that clip and a check on weather when "way too early" comes back. >> i do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments, but rather as an affirmation of american leadership on behalf of aspirations held by people in all nations. [ man ] ring ring... progresso this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy
and that's mitt romney right now. back to you. >> yeah, the numbers last time around 2008, employees of goldman sachs gave more than a million dollars to mr. obama. this time around, $136,000. jeff cutmore in london, thanks so much. still ahead, ichiro doing some acrobatics, dancing around the catcher to score last night in a play-off game the orioles had to have. highlights from that one-run game ahead in sports. plus, jon stewart tackles the conspiracy theory surrounding friday's...
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what is going on with the romney team right now? >> well, if it's as terrific of a campaign as they said, the word i might apply to it might be a terrible campaign. this goes back after a period of months, letting obama define him, the conventions, lack of any coherent narrative that could persuade people and now the fact that they are plafing on obama's turf, so, for example, the president has a huge lead on who fights for the middle class. >> right. >> romney is going to go out there and try to climb the steep side of the mountain and say he cares about the middle class. he's never defined an argument for himself. that's his campaign's fault but it's also his fault. it's the -- you know, last week's episode, if someone in that campaign drafted that statement, but he approved that statement. >> he's fighting the president's fight? >> yeah. he's fighting the president's fight in the middle class and last week on libya he approved the statement that someone should have wrote it. look, i think they've shaken up a little bit. the fact
what is going on with the romney team right now? >> well, if it's as terrific of a campaign as they said, the word i might apply to it might be a terrible campaign. this goes back after a period of months, letting obama define him, the conventions, lack of any coherent narrative that could persuade people and now the fact that they are plafing on obama's turf, so, for example, the president has a huge lead on who fights for the middle class. >> right. >> romney is going to go...
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again and again and romney's right wing allies, limbaugh, he hates america. bachmann, we've got the muslim brotherhood sneaking around the government. demint, the most anti-american administration in history. what a horror show. a candidate who hides who he is sends out his wolfpack. say the other guy is the enemy within. creepy is too nice a word. and guy wants to suggest in lincoln's chair. robert costas and maggie haberman. i want to go to bob. thank you for joining us. bob, you've had a unique experience sitting with mitt romney talking about something he'd least of all want to talk about which is his tax returns. give us the tick-tock. >> so, i spoke to romney this morning, chris, and he's digging in, he's sick and tired of talking about his tax returns. talking about his offshore investments. he wants to move on. i'm not sure if he's going to be successful, but his whole strategy today was to push back against obama, show some spine and say he's going to play a little hardball with obama's allies and he's not going to give in and release anything pre 20
again and again and romney's right wing allies, limbaugh, he hates america. bachmann, we've got the muslim brotherhood sneaking around the government. demint, the most anti-american administration in history. what a horror show. a candidate who hides who he is sends out his wolfpack. say the other guy is the enemy within. creepy is too nice a word. and guy wants to suggest in lincoln's chair. robert costas and maggie haberman. i want to go to bob. thank you for joining us. bob, you've had a...
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among likely voters, mitt romney right now leads the race, it's tight, 47-43. good reason now, you can see democrats chose this state to put on their biggest show. one of the first orders of business this afternoon will be to adopt a party platform. which democrats unveiled last night. it echoed president obama's call for higher taxes on wealthier americans, while backing same-sex marriage and abortion rights. the platform says the economy is growing again and that al qaeda is at its weakest since the attacks of september 11th, 2001. >>> tonight's keynote address will be given by san antonio mayor, julian castro, a 37-year-old harvard law graduate, seen as an up-and-comer in the party and it will wrap up with a speech by first lady michelle obama. tonight's festivities include speeches by massachusetts senate candidate, elizabeth warren and former president bill clinton. >>> thursday, the final night of the convention over at the bank of america football stadium, will hear from vice president joe biden and then of course, president obama's acceptance speech. ov
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"hardball" starts right now. >>> romney's complaint. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews up in nantucket where kathleen and i have been enjoying summers since our honeymoon. let me start with mitt romney's dare to call out for negative campaigning. i was in iowa when he carpet bombed former speaker newt gingrich and did the same to santorum. now hoping everyone forgot how he got this far, the curtis will he may of massive tv bombing is sniping at a metaphor joe biden used against his economic plans for cutting medicare. here he is leading the party that drifts with birther talk where slurs with anti-un-americanism rich with chorus. references to food stamp, welfare the practice code of bigots. perhaps mr. romney should unchain himself from this cotillion of nastiness before he tries to play umpire against mr. biden. i begin tonight with cynthia tucker. and the huffington editorial editor howard fineman. and msnbc analyst. we listened to romney and hear him complaining about the president's negative campaigning. ask yourself, is this the same mitt romney
"hardball" starts right now. >>> romney's complaint. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews up in nantucket where kathleen and i have been enjoying summers since our honeymoon. let me start with mitt romney's dare to call out for negative campaigning. i was in iowa when he carpet bombed former speaker newt gingrich and did the same to santorum. now hoping everyone forgot how he got this far, the curtis will he may of massive tv bombing...
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mitt romney is wishy washy. you called him multiple choice once on abortion rights. if ryan's on the ticket because of his conviction, why would you throw the conviction off the train? you would throw the wishy washy off. he said last night, the fact is, romney said he's identical with ryan on the whole health care issue and that, to me, is amazing. >> i don't think michael's arguing with that, i think he's saying that romney's doing the wrong thing. they should have been on the same script from the beginning. romney should have said if you're go run with me, here are the rules. but one of romney's problems, to get this nomination, he got it in a struggle against the weakest field of candidates in either party. he had to say he endorsed the ryan budget. that it was marvelous. that he would sign it. if he tries to back away from it and that's what a lot of republican pros hope, he's going to get some real blow back from the base in the republican right wing. if you get a romney ryan presidency, you're going to see an attempt to voucherize medicare, to privatize social
mitt romney is wishy washy. you called him multiple choice once on abortion rights. if ryan's on the ticket because of his conviction, why would you throw the conviction off the train? you would throw the wishy washy off. he said last night, the fact is, romney said he's identical with ryan on the whole health care issue and that, to me, is amazing. >> i don't think michael's arguing with that, i think he's saying that romney's doing the wrong thing. they should have been on the same...